Actually it is kind of funny b'cos I had to take up
the book and LEARN the basic stuff properly :) Correct
typo and question circuits which does not makes sense.
You are right, I have to check all of the instructions
again if I am to find out what went wrong. Now if I am
only that motivated to get it working :)

Regards,
John




--- Maarten Hofman <cashimor@gmail.com> wrote:

> Redwood Shores, 29 november 2006.
> 
> Dear John,
> 
> I never tried the original instructions, but I can
> imagine that they
> wouldn't work well with more modern computers. That
> is the basic problem
> with Myke Predko: his ideas are quite useful, but
> due to bugs in writing,
> electronics and software they never come out the way
> he wanted them to. In a
> way it is fun if you are aware of these bugs...
> Today I was staring again at
> his contrast circuit for LCD with a 10 Ohm potmeter,
> which undoubtedly has
> to be a 10 kOhm potmeter. After staring at it long
> enough, I started
> wondering if something like that could be done using
> a PWM signal and a
> capacitor, but I doubt I'll try it.
> 
> Greetings,
> Maarten Hofman.
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